Experiencing a fire of any sort in your
home is disturbing enough, but along with the stress of the fire itself
is dealing with soot damage because it rarely spares anything and one
wrong move and you can stain the items even more, rendering them no
longer salvageable. To be able to conduct soot restoration effectively,
you should know the basic characteristics of soot so you will know how
to deal with the cleanup. Soot can destroy your home in many ways,
including embedding itself into every possession you own, and it is
important to remedy soot damage to prevent staining and further issues
that are difficult to resolve without proper equipment and expertise.
Therefore, you should hire a professional restoration company to handle
soot damage.

Risks of doing fire restoration on your own

Any type of soot can be ingrained deeper into the surface if
improperly handled, thus causing more damage and a more expensive
remediation process. Additionally, the restoration should be done sooner
then later because soot can damage everything it lands on within hours,
sparing nothing. Walls, furniture, items made of plastic, marble,
clothing, bedding etc. The time you will waste just trying to figure out
what type of soot you have to cleanup can already lead to irreversible
damage.

Three different types of soot

Wet Soot :
Caused by a blazing low fire which produces a gluey and strong odor and
can leave surfaces badly stained.

Dry Soot:Caused by high temperature and fast burning fire.
The soot left by fire appears to be light dust and generally does not
cause much staining.

Protein Soot:This soot
is the kind that you may not see but can cause much damage just the
same. It can tarnish the varnish and paint of the surfaces it touches.
It also emits a very strong foul odor.

Hiring Flag to remedy fire damage

There are several reasons to hire a professional restoration company
in the time following a house fire. Smoke damage remediation is a
component of the fire restoration that all homeowners must do after a
fire. Hiring a professional restoration company to complete this task
for you offers many benefits. It allows the restoration contractors to
address several issues simultaneously such as water damage, fire damage
and smoke and soot damage. Professional restoration contractors also
have the experience and training to remedy soot damage wherever it
occurs in your home. Hiring a professional is the easiest and most worry
free solution to any soot problem.